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Dilhara Fernando

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Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando

Born: 19 July 1979, Colombo
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Dilhara Fernando
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 1999/00
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 1st Test, 2002

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v South Africa at Paarl, 3rd ODI, 2000/01
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 21/07/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   11   15   4    59   15    5.36  25.76   0   0    5   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             270.1   41  1023   26  39.34  5-42    2   0  62.3  3.78

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 30/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   34   12   9    41   12*  13.66  47.12   0   0    7   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             242     11  1206   50  24.12  3-30    0   0  29.0  4.98

FIRST-CLASS
 (1997/98 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   47   45   9   224   42    6.22   0   0   23   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             990.2  162  3558  134  26.55  6-29    5   0  44.3  3.59

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1998/99 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   55   20  13    82   21*  11.71   0   0   12   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             403.1  1844   90  20.48  5-32    0   1  26.8  4.57

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Dilhara Fernando, or Randi as he is commonly known, is a right arm fast bowler, who bowls with a powerful slingy action. He tends to move the ball into the batsmen and can generate real pace. On his day he is reckoned to be the fastest bowler in Sri Lanka. Dilhara was born in Wattala on the 19 July 1979. He schooled at De Mazenod College, a Catholic school in Kandana. A well-built young man, he first love was basketball before he developed into a fast bowler and was picked for the Sri Lanka U19 team that toured India in 1997. He later played against the Australian Academy before sent to the Dennis Lillie run MRF Fast Bowlers clinic at Chennai in 1998. Since then he has played his club cricket for Sinhalese Sports Club. He was picked to play against Zimbabwe A (April 2000) before making his Test debut at the Sinhalese Sports Club against Pakistan (June 2000). He was dropped after a modest performance, but returned for Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa, where he started with a five-wicket haul in the first Test in Durban. Generally, however, he proved wayward and often expensive until a dramatic improvement in 2001 when he trained hard under the close supervision of fast bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake in the BCCSL Fast Bowlers Academy. A foot injury to Nuwan Zoysa gave him an opportunity with the new ball in the Coca-Cola Cup against India and New Zealand (July 2001) and he was a revelation. Greater accuracy had been added to his natural pace and he caused problems for all the batsmen. He then played in the Test series against India that followed and played a key role in Sri Lanka 10 wicket victory in the Galle Test, where he grabbed his second five-wicket haul in Test cricket in a dramatic second new ball burst during the Indian first innings. Unfortunately he then suffered a stress fracture in his lower back whilst playing in Sharjah last October. His rehabilitation was slow and when he did return to play two domestic matches in early March he experienced fresh soreness. He remains uncertain for Sri Lanka's tour of England.(30.04.2002)

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